HP ProLiant DL380 Server - Manual (Page 49)

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For the latest supported memory information, see the QuickSpecs on the HP website
(
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/ProductBulletin.html ). At the website, choose the
geographic region, and then locate the product by name or product category.
Memory configurations
To optimize server availability, the server supports the following AMP modes:
• Advanced ECC—provides up to 4-bit error correction and enhanced performance over Lockstep mode.
This mode is the default option for this server.
• Online spare memory—provides protection against failing or degraded DIMMs. Certain memory is
reserved as spare, and automatic failover to spare memory occurs when the system detects a DIMM that
is degrading. This allows DIMMs that have a higher probability of receiving an uncorrectable memory
error (which would result in system downtime) to be removed from operation.
Advanced Memory Protection options are configured in RBSU. If the requested AMP mode is not supported
by the installed DIMM configuration, the server boots in Advanced ECC mode. For more information, see
"HP ROM-Based Setup Utility (on page 94 )."
The server also can operate in independent channel mode or combined channel mode (lockstep). When
running in lockstep mode, you gain reliability in one of two ways:
• If running with UDIMMs (built with x8 DRAM devices), the system can survive a complete DRAM failure
(SDDC). In independent channel mode, this failure would be an uncorrectable error.
• If running with RDIMM (built with x4 DRAM devices), the system can survive the complete failure of two
DRAM devices (DDDC). Running in independent mode, the server can only survive the complete failure
of a single DRAM device (SDDC).
Maximum capacity
DIMM type DIMM rank One processor Two processors
RDIMM
Single-rank 96 GB 192 GB
RDIMM Dual-rank 192 GB 384 GB
LRDIMM Quad-rank 384 GB 768 GB
UDIMM Single-rank 32 GB 64 GB
UDIMM
Dual-rank 64 GB 128 GB
For the latest memory configuration information, see the QuickSpecs on the HP website
(
http://www.hp.com ).
Advanced ECC memory configuration
Advanced ECC memory is the default memory protection mode for this server. Standard ECC can correct
single-bit memory errors and detect multi-bit memory errors. When multi-bit errors are detected using
Standard ECC, the error is signaled to the server and causes the server to halt.
Advanced ECC protects the server against some multi-bit memory errors. Advanced ECC can correct both
single-bit memory errors and 4-bit memory errors if all failed bits are on the same DRAM device on the DIMM.
Advanced ECC provides additional protection over Standard ECC because it is possible to correct certain
memory errors that would otherwise be uncorrected and result in a server failure. Using HP Advanced
Memory Error Detection technology, the server provides notification when a DIMM is degrading and has a
higher probability of uncorrectable memory error.